|
User
Reviews 85
Approval 97%
Soundoffs 189
News Articles 14
Band Edits + Tags 6,645
Album Edits 12,098
Album Ratings 15726
Objectivity 73%
Last Active 07-27-22 7:57 am
Joined 12-20-10
Review Comments 854
| Discovolante's Best of: 1983
From the beginning of the year to the end, via the Sputnik release calendar.
(This one is 15 instead of 20 because... well, 1983 apparently wasn't as strong of a music year according to my charts lol.) | | 1 |  | Oh-OK
Furthermore What
Following up their 1982 debut EP "Wow Mini Album", Oh-OK's second (and ultimately final) EP, "Furthermore What", capitalizes on the vast potential shown on their previous release. With a more polished sound and more extensive track list, it is a more concentrated and ambitious release, easily being their best out of their two. | | 2 |  | The Gymslips
Rocking with the Renees
The Gymslips were an all-female band from London that had very little success, despite being a favorite of John Peel. They are sort of a cult band of sorts now that had two rather different styles: their original playful punk side, and their melancholic traditional gothic post-punk sound. "Rocking with the Renees", their one and only full length, represents that punky side, and is a woefully underrated effort, especially for the time. | | 3 |  | 10,000 Maniacs
Secrets of the I Ching
Although not thought to be their best effort by a long mile, their debut, "Secrets of the I Ching", is still an absolutely solid effort. It has a sunshiny, glistening indie pop feel with heavenly guitars that sometimes sound like harps. And although there are song titles like "My Mother the War" and "Death of Manolete", make no mistake that this is something to play for a day at the beach. | | 4 |  | Sin 34
Do You Feel Safe?
Sin 34 are widely regarded as one of the first hardcore bands, although despite that impressive feat, they also are one of the best from the early 80s American flood. Their one and only album, "Do You Feel Safe?", is as raw and in your face as early 80s hardcore got, with an off the wall cover of Devo's "Uncontrollable Urge" being one of the particularly most memorable moments. | | 5 |  | Bad Brains
Rock For Light
An early hardcore masterpiece. | | 6 |  | Ubangi
Oh No, I'm Pregnant!
Ubangi were a quirky new wave band from Sweden that is best known now for being the previous band of vocalist Cia Berg, who would become a member of the cult group Whale several years after Ubangi split. As evidenced on the cover of their first album "Oh No, I'm Pregnant!", Ubangi has an odd sense of humor, which makes the album a hell of a listen, including a pretty spot-on cover of Tom Jones's "It's Not Unusual". | | 7 |  | The Toy Dolls
Dig that Groove Baby
Known for the thick accent of frontman Ulga, The Toy Dolls were one of the first punk bands to really be about fun, and as such influenced a slew of other more lighthearted punk bands. Widely regarded to be their finest effort, their 1983 debut "Dig That Groove Baby" showcases their knack of concocting quality punk rock and maintaining a sense of humor perfectly. | | 8 |  | Quiet Riot
Metal Health
One of the first, and pretty much one of the best, pop-hard rock albums ever. | | 9 |  | New Order
Power, Corruption and Lies
Lauded as one of the best new wave albums ever, which is something that is impossible to dispute. | | 10 |  | The B-52s
Whammy!
While it certainly isn't up to par with their previous two albums, "Whammy!", the third album release of The B-52s, is still a fun listen, and is thought by the majority, including much of their fanbase, to be their last really good effort. | | 11 |  | Weird Al Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic
When you think about just how long Weird Al has been around, it can be a bit mindblowing, never mind the fact that there is an album of his on a "best of" list. But it is true that his first self-titled album is a classic of many sorts, and it is universally thought of to be the starting point for parody music going above and beyond commercial success, shooting him from virtual obscurity to the poster boy of comic music. | | 12 |  | Dio
Holy Diver
One of the greatest hard rock albums ever. | | 13 |  | Bitch
Be My Slave
Leather clad heavy metal pioneers Bitch truly hit it out the park right when they started releasing material. Case-in-point being their first full length "Be My Slave", which is a hard rocking slobberknocker with pretty much every track having great impact. "Leatherbound", "World War III", the self-titled track... just fantastic, and frontwoman Betsy has never sounded better. | | 14 |  | Oingo Boingo
Good for Your Soul
Continuing the darker matter explored on "Nothing to Fear", "Good for Your Soul" was considered to be Oingo Boingo's grimmest album in terms of topic matter, at least until their final 1994 album "Boingo". Needless to say, the guys thrive in cynicism, hitting out another homerun. | | 15 |  | Cocteau Twins
Head Over Heels
Thought to be the first actual Cocteau Twins album in terms of ethereal familiarity, "Head Over Heels" is widely regarded as one of their top albums, which I agree wholeheartedly with. | |
wham49
08.03.21 | 8 is crazy, freakin wore out my cassette copy back in the day. The video for Metal health is a classic | discovolante
08.03.21 | Most definitely, man. I'm not even from that time period, but its popularity was still ginormous when I was growing up lol. | quetzal
08.03.21 | where's script of the bridge by god man |
|
